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Anne of Kiev
Queen of France
Tenure1051–1060
SpouseHenry I of France
Ralph III of Valois
Issue
Philip I of France
Emma
Robert
Hugh I, Count of Vermandois
HouseHouse of Capet
FatherYaroslav I the Wise
MotherIngegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden
Born1024–1032
Died1075
BurialVilliers Abbey, La-Ferte-Alais, Essonne
Signature
Anne of Kiev (or Anna Yaroslavna) (between 1024 and 1032–1075) was the queen consort of France as the wife of Henry I, and regent for her son Philip I.
Her parents were Yaroslav I the Wise and princess Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden.
Marriage and children
After the death of his first wife, Matilda of Frisia, King Henry searched the courts of Europe for a suitable bride, but could not locate a princess who was not related to him within legal degrees of kinship. At last he sent an embassy to distant Kiev, which returned with Anne (also called Agnes). Anne and Henry were married at the cathedral of Reims on 19 May 1051.
The new queen consort was not instantly attracted to her new realm. She wrote to her father that Francia was "a barbarous country where the houses are gloomy, the churches ugly and the customs revolting."[1]
Anne is credited with bringing the name Philip to Western Europe. She imported this Greek name (Philippos, from philos and hippos, meaning "loves horses") from her Eastern Orthodox culture.
[edit]Regency
For six years after Henry's death in 1060, she served as regent for Philip, who was only eight at the time. She was the first queen of France to serve as regent. Her co-regent was Count Baldwin V of Flanders. Anne was a literate woman, rare for the time, but there was some opposition to her as regent on the grounds that her mastery of French was less than fluent.
A year after the king's death, Anne, acting as regent, took a passionate fancy for Count Ralph III of Valois, a man whose political ambition encouraged him to repudiate his wife to marry Anne in 1062. Accused of adultery, Ralph's wife appealed to Pope Alexander II, who excommunicated the couple. The young king Philip forgave his mother, which was just as well, since he was to find himself in a very similar predicament in the 1090s. Ralph died in September 1074, at which time Anne returned to the French court. She died in 1075, was buried at Villiers Abbey, La Ferte-Alais, Essonne and her obits were celebrated on 5 September.
[edit]Children
With Henry I of France:
Philip (23 May 1052 – 30 July 1108) - Anne is credited with bringing the name Philip to Western Europe. She imported this Greek name (Philippos, from philos (love) and hippos (horse), meaning "the one that love horses") from her Eastern Orthodox culture.
Hugh (1057 – 18 October 1102) - called the Great or Magnus, later Count of Crépi, who married Adelaide, the heiress of Vermandois and died on crusade in Tarsus, Cilicia.
Robert (c. 1055 – c. 1060)
Emma
[edit]Ancestry
[show]Ancestors of Anne of Kiev
[edit]References
^ Horne, Alistair (2004). La Belle France. USA: Vintage. pp. 9–10. ISBN 978-1-4000-3487-1. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
[edit]Sources
Bauthier, Robert-Henri. Anne de Kiev reine de France et la politique royale au Xe siècle, revue des Etudes Slaves, Vol. 57, 1985
Welcome to Ukraine: Anna of Kyiv, Queen of France
[edit]External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Anne of Kiev
Women's Biography: Anne of Kiev
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Name source: S190Page: Anne of Kiev (or Anna Yaroslavna) (between 1024 and 1032–1075) was the queen consort of France as the wife of Henry I, and regent for her son Philip I. 2013-02-03
Text: Anne of Kiev
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anne of Kiev
Queen of France
Tenure1051–1060
SpouseHenry I of France
Ralph III of Valois
Issue
Philip I of France
Emma
Robert
Hugh I, Count of Vermandois
HouseHouse of Capet
FatherYaroslav I the Wise
MotherIngegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden
Born1024–1032
Died1075
BurialVilliers Abbey, La-Ferte-Alais, Essonne
Signature
Anne of Kiev (or Anna Yaroslavna) (between 1024 and 1032–1075) was the queen consort of France as the wife of Henry I, and regent for her son Philip I.
Her parents were Yaroslav I the Wise and princess Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden.
Marriage and children
After the death of his first wife, Matilda of Frisia, King Henry searched the courts of Europe for a suitable bride, but could not locate a princess who was not related to him within legal degrees of kinship. At last he sent an embassy to distant Kiev, which returned with Anne (also called Agnes). Anne and Henry were married at the cathedral of Reims on 19 May 1051.
The new queen consort was not instantly attracted to her new realm. She wrote to her father that Francia was "a barbarous country where the houses are gloomy, the churches ugly and the customs revolting."[1]
Anne is credited with bringing the name Philip to Western Europe. She imported this Greek name (Philippos, from philos and hippos, meaning "loves horses") from her Eastern Orthodox culture.
[edit]Regency
For six years after Henry's death in 1060, she served as regent for Philip, who was only eight at the time. She was the first queen of France to serve as regent. Her co-regent was Count Baldwin V of Flanders. Anne was a literate woman, rare for the time, but there was some opposition to her as regent on the grounds that her mastery of French was less than fluent.
A year after the king's death, Anne, acting as regent, took a passionate fancy for Count Ralph III of Valois, a man whose political ambition encouraged him to repudiate his wife to marry Anne in 1062. Accused of adultery, Ralph's wife appealed to Pope Alexander II, who excommunicated the couple. The young king Philip forgave his mother, which was just as well, since he was to find himself in a very similar predicament in the 1090s. Ralph died in September 1074, at which time Anne returned to the French court. She died in 1075, was buried at Villiers Abbey, La Ferte-Alais, Essonne and her obits were celebrated on 5 September.
[edit]Children
With Henry I of France:
Philip (23 May 1052 – 30 July 1108) - Anne is credited with bringing the name Philip to Western Europe. She imported this Greek name (Philippos, from philos (love) and hippos (horse), meaning "the one that love horses") from her Eastern Orthodox culture.
Hugh (1057 – 18 October 1102) - called the Great or Magnus, later Count of Crépi, who married Adelaide, the heiress of Vermandois and died on crusade in Tarsus, Cilicia.
Robert (c. 1055 – c. 1060)
Emma
[edit]Ancestry
[show]Ancestors of Anne of Kiev
[edit]References
^ Horne, Alistair (2004). La Belle France. USA: Vintage. pp. 9–10. ISBN 978-1-4000-3487-1. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
[edit]Sources
Bauthier, Robert-Henri. Anne de Kiev reine de France et la politique royale au Xe siècle, revue des Etudes Slaves, Vol. 57, 1985
Welcome to Ukraine: Anna of Kyiv, Queen of France
[edit]External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Anne of Kiev
Women's Biography: Anne of Kiev